Alumni
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The Gamble
With his background in marketing and organizational behavior, can Fr. Max Oliva ’61 teach business ethics to the Vegas Strip?
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Six questions for Governor Bob
Nevada's former governor talks politics, family, and how the past is never really past. Which is why his new memoir—also the epic tale of Las Vegas—is called Son of a Gambling Man.
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Twice as sweet
Celebrating 75 years of back-to-back victories in the Sugar Bowl
Winter 2013
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New books by alumni
James W. Douglass '60 researches the murder of Gandhi, Joe Wolff '67, M.A. '72 offers up a delectable guide to the cafes of San Francisco, Gary Keister '62 summons up the landscapes and seascapes of the Northwest, and more.
Winter 2013
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Obituaries
Remembering Fr. William F. Donnelly, the Ciraulo brothers, and other folks we'll miss.
Winter 2013
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A valedictorian of Olympic proportions
Kelly Crowley ’99 medaled twice in cycling at the 2012 Paralympics—and won gold in Athens in swimming in ’04 and was valedictorian of SCU.
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Can you stand the heat?
It took months of space flight for the Curiosity rover to reach Mars. And, to survive the heat of entry, it took a shield that a team led by Robin Beck ’77 designed.
Fall 2012
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Obituaries
Remembrances of board member and former Alumni Association president Robert Frederick Lautze ’39, friend of the University Emma Rita Shane Anderson, former athletic news director Richard W. Degnon—and recent obituaries of Santa Clara alumni.
Fall 2012
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Political storytelling and "Muslim rage"
Reza Aslan '95 talks to SCM about the Arab Spring, reaction to the hateful "film" Innocence of Muslims, and Newsweek's recent "Muslim Rage" cover.
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Chemical kinetics
This molecular biologist traded the lab for the gridiron. The latest test for Jason Tarver '97: turning around the Oakland Raiders defense.
Winter 2013
Table of contents
Features
To catch a thief
A young mathematician at SCU has helped equip police in Santa Cruz and L.A. with an algorithm that predicts where crimes might happen next. Is this the future of policing?
How to avoid a bonfire of the humanities
A veteran chronicler of Silicon Valley looks at why the high-tech industry needs—and wants—folks who know how to tell a story.
The play’s the thing
Kurds, Arabs, countrymen: Shakespeare Iraq brings the Bard to Ashland like you’ve never heard him.
Mission Matters
Heart of the matter
A statue that’s gazed on the Mission Gardens for 130 years gets a much-needed restoration. As layers of paint are peeled away, stories of the past emerge.
All work and all play
They make Erik Hurtado ’13 WCC player of the year and the No. 5 pick in pro soccer’s draft.
Got MOOC?
There’s global interest in a Massive Open Online Course in business ethics.
